Po Toi Islands

Location of Po Toi Islands within Hong Kong

Aerial view of Waglan Island,Sung Kong,Lo Chau and Po Toi from the east

Waglan Island

The southwest-facing slope of Lo Chau

Tin Hau Temple at Tai Wan (大灣)Bay, Po Toi

View of Stanley Peninsula in the southeast of Hong Kong Island. On the left, Beaufort Island and Po Toi Island (behind Beaufort), are visible.

The Po Toi Islands (Chinese: 蒲台羣島, originally 蒲苔羣島) are a small group of islands with a population of around 200, south-east of Hong Kong Island, off Stanley, in Hong Kong. The main island of the group is Po Toi Island. Administratively, they are part of Islands District.^[1]

The islands are notable for interesting rock formations and open-air seafood restaurants. Po Toi Island has a "haunted house", and some rock carvings supposed to be the epitaph of an emperor who died on or near Po Toi. Waglan Island has one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong.^[2]

Geography

Po Toi Islands include:

Castle Rock (螺洲白排)
Lo Chau (螺洲, Beaufort Island)
Mat Chau (墨洲), an islet off Po Toi island
Mat Chau Pai (墨洲排), an islet off Mat Chau
Po Toi Island (蒲台島, originally 蒲苔島) - 3.69 km²
Sai Pai (細排)
San Pai (散排)
Sung Kong (宋崗)
Tai Pai (大排)
Waglan Island (橫瀾島)

Name

For the origin of the name, see Po Toi.

Transport

The islands are accessible by private ferry (kai-to) or water taxi. Scheduled ferries connect Po Toi island with Aberdeen and Stanley.^[3]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Po Toi Islands.

Major islands of Hong Kong

By size	Lantau Island Hong Kong Island Lamma Island Chek Lap Kok Tsing Yi Kau Sai Chau Po Toi Islands Po Toi Waglan Cheung Chau Tung Lung Chau Crooked Island Double Island Hei Ling Chau Grass Island Ap Lei Chau Soko Islands Tai A Chau Siu A Chau Ping Chau Peng Chau Ma Wan Ninepin Group The Brothers Green Island Kowloon Rock

Former islands	Kellett Island Stonecutters Island Hoi Sham Island Channel Rock Tsing Chau Mong Chau Chau Tsai Nga Ying Chau Lam Chau Rumsey Rock High Island Yuen Chau Tsai

Coordinates: 22°10′27″N 114°16′14″E / 22.1742°N 114.2705°E / 22.1742; 114.2705

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